Module 1 Life in the Future

第一部分 聽力（共兩節，滿分20分）

第一節（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1. When will the magazine probably arrive？

A. Wednesday.B. Thursday.C. Friday.

2. What does the man suggest the woman do？

A. Have a monthly spending plan.B. Save some money each month.C. Spend money once a month.

3. How does the man come here？

A. By car.B. By taxi.C. By bus.

4. What will the man do？

A. Open the window.B. Find another room.C. Go out with the woman.

5. What does the man mean？

A. He can’t go to the cinema. B. He can go to the cinema on Saturday morning.

C. He can go to the cinema on Saturday evening.

第二節（共15小題；每題1分，滿分15分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A，B，C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，每小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。

6. Where is Jane’s bike？

A. It’s in the room. B. It’s in front of the door.C. It’s beside the door.

7. Who did Jane get her bike from？

A. From her classmate.B. From her friends.C. From her parents.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers？

A. Teacher and student.B. Husband and wife.C. Manager and secretary.

9. Where are the two speakers going？

A. The airport.B. The railway station.C. The bus station.

10. Why do the speakers call Brenda？

A. To ask her to change clothes.B. To ask her when mother arrives.C. To ask her if she can go with them.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11. Who is the man？

A. A repairman.B. A doctor.C. A neighbor.

12. How much will the woman pay for the repair？

A. About $100. B. Much more than $100.C. Much less than $100.

13. Why was the window broken this time？

A. Because the children kicked the ball at home.B. Because the woman played volleyball at home.

C. Because there was a big flying stone just now.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

14. Who is Frank Stone？

A. A friend of the woman’s.B. A visitor to the clinic.C. A patient of Dr Milton’s.

15. Why won’t Mr Stone come to the clinic tomorrow？

A. The clinic will be closed.B. Dr Milton won’t come to work.C. He can’t spare the time.

16. When is the clinic open in a week？

A. During the whole week.B. On weekdays except Thursday.C. From Monday to Friday.

17. When will Mr Stone see Dr Milton？

A. 6：15 pm on Friday.B. 6：15 pm on Thursday.C. 5：30 pm on Thursday.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18. How did the young woman feel when the old lady asked her to say “Goodbye， Mum”？

A. Angry.B. Frightened.C. Surprised.

19. What did the young woman do when the old lady left the restaurant？

A. Waved goodbye.B. Paid the bill.C. Walked out.

20. Why did the bill include the charge for the old lady’s meal？

A. Because the old lady was too poor to eat in such an expensive restaurant.

B. Because the manager mistook the old lady for the young woman’s mother.

C. Because the young couple were too glad to do a favor for the old lady.

第二部分 英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分45分）

第一節 單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

21. — What will houses ____ in the future？

— I think future houses will be intelligent and beautiful.

A. feel likeB. look likeC. sound likeD. taste like

22. At this time tomorrow we ____ over the Atlantic Ocean.

A. are going to flyB. will flyC. are flyingD. will be flying

23. — How are you getting on with your report？

—It ____ in three days.

A. will finishB. will be finishingC. will be finishedD. is going to finish

24. Mary will probably become ____ scientist and help develop ____ alternative energy.

A. a； /B. /； theC. a； anD. /； a

25. — How long will it be ____ China sends a manned spaceship to the moon？

— Perhaps two or three years.

A. whenB. sinceC. untilD. before

26. How to ____ waste is a great problem for the world today.

A. get rid ofB. get outC. get overD. get across

27. You don’t need to look very far ahead to make a ____ on the future development.

A. promiseB. predictionC. decisionD. conclusion

28. If we don’t pay attention to the environment， our earth’s natural resources will ____

A. use upB. run outC. run out ofD. be given out

29. It’s easy to find that place； you can ____ take No.25 bus ____ No.65 bus.

A. either； orB. neither； norC. either； norD. neither； or

30. We will do our best to ____ the plan to change the traffic condition in the city.

A. carry awayB. carry onC. carry outD. carry with

31. ____ the project as planned， we’ll have to work two more hours a day.

A. CompleteB. To completeC. CompletingD. Completed

32. Every new shirt in this department store has a price label ____ it.

A. devoted toB. connected toC. referred toD. attached to

33. ____ you go， China will always be your home.

A. No matter whereB. No matter whenC. No matter howD. No matter what

34. I couldn’t do my homework with all that noise ____ .

A. went onB. goes onC. going onD. to go on

35. I think it is a love story ____ like that.

A. or soB. or elseC. or otherD. or something

第二節 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The manager 36 him， and then watched him cleaning the floor as a 37 .

“You are 38 ，” he said. Give me your e-mail address 39 I’ll send you a form to 40 ， as well as the date when you may start.

The man replied， “But I don’t have a computer， nor an e-mail.”

“I’m sorry”， said the manager. “ 41 you have an e-mail， you do not exist. And anyone who doesn’t exist cannot have the 42 .”

The man left the office， 43 ， with only $10 on him. He then came to a supermarket and bought a box of tomatoes. He 44 the tomatoes in a door-to-door round. In less than two hours， he 45 to double his money. He 46 this three times， and returned home with $60. The man realized that he could 47 in this way， and started to go earlier every day. Thus， his money doubled or more every day. 48 ， he bought a car， then a truck， and then he had his own delivery vehicles. Five years later， the man is one of the 49 food retailers （零售商） in the US.

He started to plan his family’s 50 and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker （保險經紀人）. When the 51 came to an end， the broker asked him his e-mail. The man replied， “I don’t have an e-mail.” The broker said 52 ， “You don’t have an e-mail， but have succeeded in your business. Can you 53 what you 54 have been if you had an e-mail？”

The man thought for a while and replied， “Yes， I’d be an office 55 at Microsoft！”

36. A. introducedB. interviewedC. examinedD. invited

37. A. gameB. testC. favourD. reward

38. A. employedB. trustedC. firedD. received

39. A. orB. soC. andD. but

40. A. put inB. drop inC. take inD. fill in

41. A. UnlessB. AlthoughC. IfD. But

42. A. computerB. e-mailC. officeD. job

43. A. optimistic B. frustratedC. amazedD. shocked

44. A. boughtB. ateC. soldD. cooked

45. A. tried B. attemptedC. managedD. failed

46. A. workedB. studiedC. reviewedD. repeated

47. A. relyB. dependC. surviveD. act

48. A. ShortlyB. DefinitelyC. LuckilyD. Naturally

49. A. fastestB. biggestC. oldestD. highest

50. A. tripB. moneyC. successD. future

51. A. interviewB. planC. insuranceD. talk

52. A. curiouslyB. happilyC. nervouslyD. patiently

53. A. believeB. imagineC. predictD. think

54. A. couldB. shouldC. mustD. need

55. A. managerB. bossC. boyD. leader

第三部分 閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）

A

We often think of future. We often wonder what the world will be like in a hundred years’ time.

In the future machines will do more work for man. Few people will have to work long hours. Man will have more free time. How will he use his free time in the world of tomorrow？ Certainly he will still need holidays. Perhaps a permanent （永久的） station on the moon will be set up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as tourists. Cheap rockets for space travel will be developed， permitting long journeys throughout the solar system. When that time comes， people will be taking holidays in space and visiting other planets.

Great progress will be made in medicine， too. Perhaps a cure will be discovered for the most terrible of all diseases—cancer. Pollution is a problem we must solve. In a hundred years’ time it will be controlled.

We will use up most of earth’s land to build our cities， so floating cities will be built. Japanese already have plans for cities of this kind. And there will be cities under the sea. The first of these will be completed.

In today’s world， children are taught for work. Most of the things they learn at school are used to help them in their future work. In the future， children will probably have to learn how to spend their free time. They may have to be taught for a life without much work.

56. In the future machines will help people ____ .

A. work hard B. enjoy themselvesC. study wellD. make things

57. What will we develop in a hundred years’ time for long journeys all over the solar system？

A. Spaceships.B. Planes.C. Rockets.D. Satellites.

58. Which of the following is TRUE？

A. There must be a permanent station on the moon in the future.B. There will be no pollution in the future.

C. Japanese have already built floating cities.D. We may find a treatment for cancer in the future.

59. What’s the best title for the passage？

A. How to teach children in the future.B. Future life.

C. Where to live in the future.D. Space travel.

60. Which of the following statements is TRUE？

A. The students don’t need to work in the future.B. The cancer can be cured in the future.

C. What the students learn at school is not useful in the future.D. People will have more time to have fun in the future.

B

In the future your automobile will run on water instead of gas！ You will be able to buy a supercomputer that fits in your pocket！ You might even drive a flying car！

Not all past predictions have been proven wrong. A few of them have been surprisingly accurate. Some great thinkers had predicted the arrival of the credit card， the fax machine and even the Internet—years before they were invented. But for each prediction that has come true， some others have missed by a mile. Many of these predictions didn’t consider how people would want to use the technology， or whether people really needed it in their lives or not. Let’s look at some predictions from the not-too-distant past.

Robot Helpers

Where’s the robot in my kitchen？ Nowhere， of course. And he’s probably not coming any time soon. Robots do exist today， but mostly in factories and other working environments.

Back in the 1950s， however， people said that by now personal robots would be in most people’s homes.

So why hasn’t that happened？ Maybe because robots are still too expensive and clumsy （笨拙的）. And probably the idea of robots cooking our dinners and washing our clothes is just too strange. At home we seem to be doing fine without them.

Telephones of Tomorrow

In 1964 an American company introduced the video telephone. They said by the year 2000 most people would have a video phone in their homes. But of course the idea hasn’t caught on yet.

Why？ The technology worked fine， but it overlooked something obvious： people long for privacy （隱私）. Would you want to have a video phone conversation when someone after you just stepped out of the shower？

Probably not—it could be uncomfortable！ Just because technology doesn’t always mean that people will want to use it.

Flying Car

And finally， how about that crazy prediction of the flying car？ It’s not so crazy any more！ But a flying car remains one of the most wonderful technology ideas to catch our imagination. Keep watching the news—or perhaps the sky outside your window—to see what the future will bring.

61. The passage is mainly about ____ .

A. predictions that can catch our imaginationB. predictions that haven’t come true

C. new technology that can change our lifestyleD. predictions that have come true

62. Why Robot Helpers haven’t been used in most people’s homes？

A. Because using this kind of robot at home is simply a waste of time and money.

B. Because this kind of robot hasn’t been developed yet.

C. Because people find it difficult to control this kind of robot.

D. Because this kind of robot won’t bring people practical use.

63. We can learn from Telephones of Tomorrow that ____ .

A. the technology of the video telephone doesn’t work wellB. the video telephone is on the way out

C. using the video telephone is uncomfortableD. people don’t want to let out their privacy

64. How does the writer find the flying car？

A. It is too difficult to imagine.B. It is too crazy an idea to realize.

C. It is likely to appear in the future.D. It has been the focus of the news.

65. In the second paragraph the underlined word “accurate” can be replaced by “____”.

A. trueB. 1C. wrongD. clear

第四部分 寫作（共兩節，滿分35分）

第一節 短文改錯（滿分10分）

As the world enters 21st century， the development in science and technology will bring us many more hopes and chances we’ve never imagined ago. People are hoped to have a peacefully and highly developed world. To catch up with the new development but to be successful in the new century the young generation is required to have different kind of skills and abilities， such as computer science and English. Otherwise one will not be left behind. Young people will study even hard at school. And they will prepare them mentally and physically meet the challenge of the new century.

第二節 書面表達（滿分25分）

假設你是李華，最近你班舉行了一場題為“Life in the Future”的討論會，請你用英語寫一篇發言稿，內容包括：

1. 人類更加健康；2. 環境情況；3. 人們的日常生活；4. 到太空去度假。

注意：1. 詞數120左右；2. 可根據內容要點適當增加細節，使行文連貫。

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